A Peterborough man faces an impaired driving charge following a call from a concerned citizen on Friday evening.
The Peterborough Police Service say that around 6:20 p.m., a witness reported that a suspected impaired individual had left a Lansdowne Street West store and got into a vehicle.
Officers located the suspect vehicle with the driver inside still parked in the store parking lot. Police allege officers detected an odour of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath.
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Police say a subsequent breath test revealed the driver had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system.
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David Jonathan Reddish, 58, of Brunswick Avenue, was arrested and charged with operation while impaired — blood-alcohol concentration (80-plus).
He was issued an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and seven-day vehicle impoundment.
Reddish was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Sept. 24, police said Monday.
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